April 1, 2025Journal of the Heart Valve SocietyOpen Access

Multiple and Mixed Valvular Heart Disease: State-of-the-Art

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Why the study?

Due to clinical heterogeneity and single-center studies with limited patient numbers, dedicated guidelines are lacking for severity assessment and clinical decision-making in multiple and mixed valvular heart disease.

Design

State-of-the-art review

Authors

EVElsa Richard de VesvrotteInserm AAAndreea Sorina AfanaDélégation Paris 5 AUAlexandre UngerCardiac Imaging

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Implication

Multimodality imaging may aid assessment in mixed valvular disease; leaves open prospective validation of protocols and outcomes.

Structured PICO

Population

Patients with multiple and mixed valvular heart disease (MMVD)

Intervention

Multimodality imaging and clinical management strategies

This review highlights the diagnostic challenges of multiple and mixed valvular heart disease and emphasizes the role of multimodality imaging for accurate severity assessment and prognosis.

Limitations

Studies are typically conducted in single centers with a limited number of patients
Lack of dedicated guidelines regarding severity assessment and clinical decision-making

Cite This Study

Vesvrotte et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8224548ef2ccdd49f252ac https://doi.org/10.1177/30494826251330128

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Multiple and Mixed Valvular Heart Disease: State-of-the-Art

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Structured PICO

Limitations

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Multiple and Mixed Valvular Heart Disease: State-of-the-Art

Discussion

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Implication

Structured PICO

Limitations

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